Chapter 375: Goodbye Old Man

There have been many, many tragic battles in the Great Lie City in Eastern Xinjiang, and countless blood has been spilled on this land. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe contradictions between the two countries are irreconcilable, and the war between the two countries is the longest among the sixteen countries, even if Daxi comes forward, the two countries are still-for-tat on the surface.

The territory of Youguo is larger than that of Yan, and the population is also larger, and it has always been the leader of the You, Yong, and Hegemonic Triple Alliance. The other two countries have been contributing troops, so in the history of the war between Youyan, the Yan State was actually at a disadvantage most of the time.

The turning point came in the establishment of the Iron Flow Fire.

After An Zheng arrived in Dalie City, he found that hundreds of thousands of Yan Kingdom elites were not there. Zhang Yunfan, the defender of Dalie City, greeted him and told An Zheng, the general of Anzheng, that his confidant was not in Dongjiang, but in Youguo.

"You say it again?"

"The general is not here, he is ...... in the secluded country"

Zhang Yunfan's face was a little embarrassed: "According to the general's orders, you can't leak the news casually, but ...... But the last general is full of respect for Grandpa Guo, and if he cheats Grandpa Guo, he will feel uneasy. In fact...... The war against the Hidden Kingdom has never stopped. The general ordered the passage of information to the imperial court to be blocked, and no one was allowed to leak it, and the army had now almost advanced outside Beiping, the capital of Youguo. ”

An Zheng's face became even more ugly: "The imperial court has issued an order to stop the war against Youguo, why doesn't the general stop?!"

Zhang Yunfan: "The general said that when hundreds of thousands of troops move, how many manpower and material resources are involved? The war against Youguo in the early stage has advanced steadily, and it has penetrated deep into the hinterland of Youguo, but just because of a word from the imperial court, so many people and so many preparations have to stop. On the surface, it seems to be responsible to the people, but in fact it is the most irresponsible decision. ”

An Zheng was extremely shocked in his heart, but he didn't know what to say for a while.

In the war, his understanding is definitely not as good as that of Fang Zhizhi. But he didn't expect that Fang Zhiji would be so stubborn. An Zheng has many friends on the battlefield in Eastern Xinjiang, and maybe they have already followed Fang Zhizhi into the Youguo. Chang Huan, Huo Tangtang, Nie Qing, the life and death of these people made An Zheng's heart uneasy in an instant.

Zhang Yunfan saw An Zheng's face was ugly, and explained: "It is indeed wrong for the general to do this, and it is against the will of the king, but ...... When the king ordered the troops to retreat, the general had already penetrated thousands of miles into the Youguo, and the morale of the army was at its strongest, so he suddenly withdrew his troops...... How do you explain it to the soldiers? The soldiers fought bloody battles to seize the 1,000-mile territory, and they retreated when they said they would retreat, and they didn't want the land they had got, can the soldiers accept it in their hearts?"

"The general said that if it is really the intention of the imperial court to withdraw the army, then the hearts of hundreds of thousands of soldiers will be chilled, and how can the king's prestige remain? If there is a war in the future, will the king still be able to command the army? Those soldiers are working hard for themselves? Dongjiang has been bullied by Youguo all these years, how many people have died, and how much land has been lost? Now he can avenge all his revenge in one go, and he has to stop because of domestic affairs......

Zhang Yunfan looked at An Zheng: "Grandpa Guo, you are sensible, think about it, will the soldiers still obey the orders of the imperial court in the future? What was thrown away was only a thousand miles of fertile fields, and the trust of the soldiers in the imperial court. ”

An Zheng sighed: "The king is thinking about national strength, the imperial court can no longer support the war against Youguo, and the people can't support it." ”

Zhang Yunfan: "The general feeds the war with war, and he doesn't need supplies from the imperial court at all. ”

He pointed to the outside of Dalie City: "The Great General has laid down thousands of miles of fertile fields, and this place will be fertile land in the future." Wherever the army advanced, it naturally took the food of the Youguo people as supplies. ”

An argued: "Where is the general now, I want to go over to see him." ”

Zhang Yunfan: "The last general really doesn't know, the general is advancing extremely fast, I'm afraid he is about to reach Beiping." ”

An Zheng was silent for a while and then asked: "Yongguo, the hegemon and the Youguo are alliances, and the general is advancing all the way, so he is not worried that the alliance of Yongguo and the hegemon will cut off his back road?"

Zhang Yunfan shook his head: "The general did have such worries before, so the army was divided into two roads. All the way forward, all the way back. However, a few days ago, news suddenly came that Daxi ordered all countries to mobilize troops to march in the direction of the Western Regions. The envoys of Yongguo and the overlord came in the starry night, and after seeing the general, they went back, and I don't know what the last general talked about. Since then, however, the Yongguo and the Overlord have been quiet, although they have mobilized heavy troops. ”

An Zheng thought about it carefully, the reason why Yongguo and the hegemon are like this is because they want to protect themselves. In this generation, they mobilized heavy troops, and there was an excuse to shirk Daxi's request to march westward. In the face of its own interests, the alliance is nothing. It can be said that Youguo has been betrayed by Yongguo and the hegemon. Although I don't know what Fang Zhizhi promised, it must be an irresistible temptation for both Yong and Hegemon.

"Defend the city of Great Martyrdom. ”

An argued: "Give me a team of scouts to be guides." ”

Zhang Yunfan hurriedly ordered people to dispatch the most elite scouts, and in a short time, a team of one hundred and ten people was assembled. An Zheng looked at the good war horse that Zhang Yunfan had prepared for him, and the corners of his mouth twitched, but thinking of the Youguo, there might be some wars, and the power of preservation and cultivation was the best, as long as he got on the horse.

"Let me ask you how many people, Chang Huan from Fanggu City, Huo Tangtang and Nie Qing, have you seen them?"

"The three you mentioned are all in the front line. ”

An Zheng nodded: "Let's go." ”

A hundred elite soldiers of the Eastern Army and An Zheng urged their horses at the same time and galloped towards the east of Dalie City. Along the way, An Zheng carefully inquired about the war in Eastern Xinjiang, and from the words of these soldiers, An Zheng could also see that their respect for each other's confidants far exceeded their trust in the imperial court. It can be said that if there is a contradiction between the court and Fang Zhiji, they are more willing to stand on Fang Zhiji's side.

From the Great Flame City to the east, the road is scorched earth. The traces left by the war may take at least a hundred years to patch, if not more. Everywhere you go, you see ruins. One by one, villages were razed to the ground, and An Zheng could even imagine how ruthless the Yan army was when it advanced. But wars have never been like this, when the allied forces of Yan State, Yongguo, and Hegemon invaded the hinterland of Yan State and almost hit Fanggu City, it was so tragic.

No matter what happens between nations, it is the people who suffer.

From the Great Lie City to the east, he ran for 700 miles day and night, and did not encounter a single living person. The fertile fields were deserted, the villages were destroyed, and the army was more terrible than the locust crossing after the army. After the locusts, as long as people are still there, they can live again, but after the war, people are dead, how can they rebuild?

After a day and a night, An Zheng had to stop and rest. He was fine, but the hundred soldiers couldn't hold on.

An Zheng let everyone sleep, and stood alone outside the makeshift camp, looking at the barren land in the distance, and couldn't tell what it was like. Can it be said that Fang Zhizhi is wrong? From the perspective of the common people, there will never be war. However, from the perspective of a soldier, winning as soon as possible is the best outcome. Fang Zhiji may not have planned to stop from the beginning, An Zheng always felt that this person also had some secrets hidden in his heart.

It seems that Fang Zhiji has a special hatred for Youguo.

A soldier took a pot of wine out and handed it to An Zheng: "Grandpa Guo, you go and rest for a while, I'll guard it." ”

An Zheng shook his head: "I don't need to rest, you go back to sleep for a while, I still need you to lead the way for me." ”

The soldier snorted and said nothing.

He walked back a few steps and then turned back: "Grandpa Guo, our Dayan will be fine, right?"

An Zheng smiled: "Of course not." ”

The soldier nodded again: "That's good, that's good...... They all said privately that the general had disobeyed the orders of the imperial court, and that the king would be to blame in the future. The king is young and easily seduced, and when the time comes, he will ......"

Halfway through his words, he realized that An Zheng and the king were one of the closest people, and he didn't dare to continue the rest of his words.

"Although the king is small, he knows right from wrong. ”

An Zheng said: "You are all meritorious to Dayan, and the king will not blame you." Didn't the king say at the beginning, give the general the right to arbitrarily decide on the spot, and the general has the right to make a choice. Do not be deceived, for the king is convinced of the general. ”

The soldier's face suddenly improved: "I believe what Grandpa Guo said!"

An Zheng suddenly thought of a question: "Do you know why the general hates Youguo so much?"

The soldier paused for a moment, then walked back and stood next to An Zheng: "Grandpa Guo's words are not right, it's not why the general has hatred for Youguo, every one of us has hatred for Youguo, and hatred is to the bone." However, I heard that a very important person of the Great General died at the hands of the Youguo people. Yes...... I'm talking nonsense, and I can't take it seriously. ”

An Zheng sighed: "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone a word of what you said to me." ”

The soldier hurriedly thanked him, but he didn't dare to say anything more and hurriedly left.

After the team rested for half a day, An Zheng set off again. After traveling for almost a day, I finally saw a large city of considerable size. All you see along the way are ruins, and the big city that appears in front of you is the only one that seems to be relatively well preserved. The national flag of the Yan State is planted on the city wall, and the soldiers of the Yan Army are also patrolling back and forth. Judging by the number of defenders on the city walls, the size of the army in the city was not small.

An Zheng planned to go into the city to have a look, and let people call to open the city gate.

In a short time, the city gate was wide open, but a man rushed down from the city wall, and rushed towards An like lightning. Before the person arrived, the laughter had already arrived.

"Hahahaha, I really didn't expect you to come!"

The man threw himself directly in front of An Zheng, almost face to face.

An Zheng hurriedly took a step back: "I've seen Mr." ”

An Zheng, who was wearing iron armor, grabbed An Zheng's shoulders with both hands and shook it: "What nonsense, I didn't salute your grandfather, and you are not allowed to call me sir." I can't imagine that I can still see it in my lifetime. ”

An Zheng smiled: "What about my master?"

Chang Huan paused for a moment before he realized that An Zheng was talking about Huo Tangtang, and he also smiled, his face was full of pride and satisfaction: "Of course it's at home, the girls are at home, what are you doing when you show up, wash my clothes and cook for me at home!"

An Zheng sighed: "Can you not brag?"

Chang Huan patted his chest: "Do you think I look like a liar......?

Then he glanced back, and after making sure that there was no danger, he said loudly, "Man, head of the family!"

As he was talking, someone suddenly said behind him: "Yes, the head of the man's family, of course, you have to save face." ”

Huo Tangtang, who was wearing a cloth robe, appeared behind him, and then possessed slightly: "I've seen my husband." ”

Chang Huan's face turned pale, and he quickly walked around behind An Zheng: "Yes...... There are guests, there are guests...... That, what's the matter, can I talk about it later?"

An Zheng laughed.